Elmo's expert tactical analysis for the following tournament is as follows:
The Shire will be experts at the short game
Fangorn Forest team will grow in stature as the tournament progresses
It goes without saying that Mordor's disciplinary record will be shocking
Ham's team looks tasty this year
Tuna expects this year's tournament to go swimmingly
Nargothrond's team is expected to be let down this year by their talented but unreliable new centre forward with a vicious temper
Numenor's team is expected to sink without a trace this year.
(This is honestly better analysis then what passed for it on British tv in the last World Cup, at least I don't mention 1966 every two seconds when it's a match between Ecuador and Costa Rica
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